Combined skating-rink and merry-go-round.



' c. A. ANGIL a; J. BULLET. COMBINED SKATING RINK AND MBRRY-GO-ROUND.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 5, 1908. 962 69 I Patented June 28,1910.

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WITNESSES.

. G. A ANGIL & J. BOLLET.

COMBINED SKATING RINK AND MERRY-GO-ROUND.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5,1908. 96%,68w Patented June 28, 1910.

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WITNESSES:

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O. A. ANGIL & J. BOLLET. COMBINED SKATING RINK AND MERRY-GO-ROUND.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 5, 190B.

Patented June 28, 1910.

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CHARLES A. ANCIL AND JOHN BOLLET, OF MARION, INDIANA.

COMBINED SKATING-RINK AND MERRY-GrO-ROUND.

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Application filed October 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. ANOIL and JOHN BOLLET, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedSkatingRinks and Merry-Go- Rounds, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in a combined merry-go-round andskating rink, and the object is to provide means whereby themerry-go-round and rink can both be rotated at the same time orinclependently.

The invention consists of many novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a top plan View; Fig. 2 is aplan view with the skating rink removed and showing certain parts insections; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view; Figs. 1 and 5 are viewsof the mechanism for giving a rocking motion to the animals or otherobjects placed on the merry-go-round; Fig. 6 is a detail; Fig. 7 is aview in front elevation of the mechanism for transmitting power to therink and merry-go-round from the motor, and Fig. 8 is a top plan view ofthe motor and mechanism for operating the skating rink andmerry-go-round.

The numeral 1 represents the base, and mounted on the base are circulartracks 2, 2. Mounted on the circular tracks 2 are steel rails 21, 22 forforming a trackway for the wheels of the merry-go-round. A circular disk3 is mounted on the base 1 and supported on the disk 3 is a hollowstandard 4, in which is mounted a shaft 15. The plate 5 having a hub orbearing 7 is mounted on the shaft 15, and the bearing 7 is adapted to besupported upon the standard 4, upon which it revolves. Received in thehub and around the shaft 14 are ball or roller bearings 5 Beams 8 areconnected to the plate 5 by any suitable means and extend outwardly.Connecting the beams 8 at certain intervals are cross beams 9 and 10which are so connected for strengthening the beams and forming a frame.Connected to the underside of the beams 9 and'lO are wheelsSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 28, 1910.

1908. Serial No. 456,335.

19 and 20 mounted in suitable castings 19. These wheels 19 and 20 areadapted to travel on steel rails 21 and 22 mounted on the circulartracks 2.

Mounted on the lower frame or frame of the merry-go-round are circulartrackways 11 and 12. Beams 25 connected by cross beams 23 and 2 1 formthe frame for the skating rink, which is provided with a flooring 26 andconnected to the frame are wheels 13 and 14: adapted to travel upon thecircular tracks 11 and 12 respectively, and this affords the support forthe floor of the skating rink. Extending around the outer edge of theskating rink is a railing 27 and located in the center is a housing orcasing 28 which can be used for a cloak room and the like, and aroundthis casing or housing 28 seats 28 are formed. The housing 28 isprovided with an opening which leads to a staircase 30, which staircaseis supported upon a bearing 18 mounted on the shaft 15 by a collar 17.The shaft 15 does not rotate and, therefore, the staircase 30 will bestationary, and connected to the staircase is a bridge 30 which leads tothe ground by a staircase 30. A ticket ofiice 31 is formed on thestaircase 30 When it is desired to go onto the skating rink it isnecessary to use the staircase and bridge.

A flooring 32 is formed on the outer edge of the merry-go-round in theusual manner, and a running board 32 is formed for the person collectingthe fares 0r tickets. Mounted on the flooring 82 at certain intervalsare the stationary seats 76. Rock bars 72 are journaled in suitablebearings 73 upon the flooring at different intervals, and connected tothe bars are uprights 74, upon which simulated animals are mounted. Bellcranks 67 are connected to one side of the beams 9, and connected to oneend of the bell crank is an arm 66 connected to crank arm 65, which isconnected to the axle 19 of the wheel 19. A V-shaped arm 7 0 isconnected at its center to the other end of the bell crank 67, and theends of the arms 70 are connected to arms 71 which are bent at rightangles to the rock bars 72. In this manner the animals are rocked as theframe or merry-go-round rotates due to the rotation of the wheels 19transmitting motion through the crank arm 65 and arm 66 to the bell.crank 67 and to the arm and thus to the rocker arms 72.

I Mounted on the frame of the merrygo round is a motor Y33, andconnected to it is a sprocket wheel 36, which sprocket wheel isconnected to sprocket wheel 37 mounted on the axle 19 of one of thewheels 19 by a sprocket chain 35, power being transmitted v to themerry-go-round in this manner for causing it to revolve. The shaft 40 isj ournaled in a bearing 49 on one of the beams 8 at one end, and at theother end it is journaled in a bearing 55 on the plate 5. Mounted on ashaft 40 is a gear wheel 54, which is adapted to engage the gear teethof a circular gear 57 mounted on the under side of the frame of theskating rink. A sprocket wheel 39 is mounted on one end of the shaft 40and is adapted to engage the sprocket chain 35 for transmitting motionto the skating rink to cause it to rotate upon the merrygo-round. Aclutch 41 is connected to the shaft 40 and connected to the clutch is alever 46 pivoted in a bracket 48, and connected to the lever 46 is anarm 46 to which is connected lever 47 which is adapted to operate theclutch when it is desired either to convey power to the shaft 40 tocause the skating rink to rotate or for shutting off the power from theshaft to stop the skating rink from rotating. To insure the skatingrinks being brought to a stop an arm 68 is adapted to engage the shaft15. This arm 68 is adapted to be operated by lever 58 whereby it isbrought into or out of contact with the shaft 15. A clutch 46 is mountedon the axle 19 and connected to the clutch is an arm 43 pivoted in abracket 44, and connected to the arm 43 is an arm 43, and connected tothe arm 43 is a lever 45 for throwing the clutch in and out when it isdesired to convey motion to the merry-goround or bring it to a stop.

To insure the merry-go-rounds being brought to a stop a bracket 51 isconnected to the beam 8 and an arm 40 is pivoted to the bracket. An arm50 is'connected to the arm 40 and a chain 53 is connected to the arm 50passing around a pulley 41 and connected to a shaft 52 upon which thechain is wound by a wheel 52. A brake shoe 80 is pivotally supportedfrom the casting 19 by arms'81, 81, and 82. The arm 82 is connected tothe arm 4O for throwing the shoe into contact with the Wheel 19 as thechain 53 is wound on the shaft 52'.

Wires 60 leading from any suitable source of supply pass beneath thebase 1 and are connected to the disk 3 by posts 62, which re insulatedlyconnected to the disks, and the posts connect the spring arms or brushes61 connected to the disk 3. The spring arm 61 is adapted to come incontact with insulated collector rings 63. Wires 64 are connected to therings and lead to the motor 33.

By the operation of either the lever 47 or lever 45 either themerry-go-round or Skating rink can be caused to revolve either oneindependently of the other, or they can both rotate in unison. Theclutches 41 and 42 when thrown into contact will cause power to betransmitted to cause both the merry gomound and skating rink to rotate,but when the clutches are thrown out of contact both the merry-go-roundand skating rink will be stopped.

It is evident that more or less slightchanges might be made in the formand arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spiritand scope of our invention, and hence we do not wish to be limited tothe exact construction herein set forth, but

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a combined skating rink andmerrygo-round, the combination with a merry-goround frame and skatingrink frame, of a motor, means connecting the motor and merry-go-roundframe for transmitting motion to said first named frame to cause it torotate, a shaft on the frame of the merry-goround frame, means on theshaft for rotating the frame of the skating rink, and means on the shaftadapted to receive power from the motor whereby the skating rink frameis rotated.

2. In a combined skating rink and merrygo-round, the combination with askating rink frame and merry-go-round frame, of a motor, meansconnecting the motor and the merry-go-round frame for transmittingrotary motion thereto, a shaft mounted on the merry-go-round frame andhaving driving connections with the skating rink frame, means fortransmitting motion to the shaft from the motor for causing the skatingrink frame to rotate, and means whereby one frame can be rotatedindependently of the other.

3. In a combined skating rink and merrygo-round, the combination with awheeled merry-go-round frame, of a wheeled skating rink frame, a motor,a sprocket wheel on the motor, a sprocket wheel connected to the axle ofone of the wheels of the merry-go-round, a sprocket chain connecting thesprocket wheels for transmitting motion to the merry-go-round frame, ashaft mounted on the merry-go-round frame, a gear wheel thereon, a gearconnected to the rink frame adapted to be engaged by the gear wheel, asprocket wheel on the shaft adapted to engage the sprocket chain fortransmitting motion to the rink frame.

4. In a combined skating rink and merrygo-round, the combination with amerry-goround frame, of a supporting shaft, a plate connected to framesurrounding the shaft,

' anti-friction rollers between the shaft and plate, of wheels mountedon the frame, rock bars mounted on the frame adapted to support rockingobjects, a bell crank, an arm connected to the bell crank and rock bars,and means connecting the bell crank with the axle of the wheel whereby arocking motion is transmitted to the rock bars.

In testimony whereof we afix our sigma tures, in the presence of twowltnesses.

CHARLES A. ANCIL. JOHN BOLLET.

Witnesses:

J. H. MGOONNELL, FREMONT BURGHMAN.

